Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:35 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:23 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,133 residentsin the Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor census areaMedian age 52.42,599 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright4% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,083 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,012 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Foss Waterfallwaterfall · under a mileHaw Pikemountain · 2.2 miPrior's Poollake · 1.7 miBeamsley Beaconhill · under a mileBowers Hillhill · under a mileHawksworth Islandisland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHigh Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 12 haBracken Ghyll Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 41 haRiverside Gardenspark · 2.7 mi · 4 haSpence's Gardenpark · 2.8 miNewtown Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,738 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation284 m932 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 395 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrove Convalescent Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryAddingham Surgery1.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.7 miDentistS R W Hick1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Boyle and Petyt Primary Schoolages 3-11, 79 pupils1.2 miPrimaryAddingham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupils1.6 miSecondaryIlkley Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 2,219 pupils3.3 miCollegeCraven College7.4 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationIlkley3.0 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS29 postcode district.
